Knee length boots for skinny calves - BARGAIN!!!I

[KerryJ]

I am practically brimming over with joy at having found some amazing bargain boots, which actually fit my super freakishly skinny (31cm) calves!! Okay, I know there's Duo Boots, but for someone on a super tight budget these might just fit the bill...

Here they are

I got them in brown - they don't look great in the photo, but are lovely on, honest

Oh snap! I'm like you Kerry, and La Redoute always have cheap boots which are usually right for skinny calves. I just bought this pair myself ;)

I also got \link{http://www.laredoute.co.uk/Product/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductId=324124859&&DocumentId=221807&& CompanyId=R&&source=4\these, on which you can adjust the width via the laces

oh dear

I am tired

Ohhh yes they're nice too, but would probably still look like wellies on me. I HATE having skinny legs, I feel like a bloody golf club. So, you got the same ones as me? In brown? Lovely aren't they? I'm sooo pleased with them.

I ordered them in brown, but sent back for the black ones instead, as I have the brown converse ones.

My calves are 33 cm, and the Converse don't look like wellies on me. You can adjust them to fit whatever size calf as the laces can be as slack or as tight as you want.

Hmmmm I'm now seriously tempted. Thanks. Have you tried the site www.hotukdeals.co.uk for discount codes? You can search by retailer and there are usually lots of La Redoute ones on there (most recent one I used was for £5 off, plus free delivery - so I got those boots for £14!)

Oh I can see a whole new world of boots opening up before me, boots in which my legs don't look like twiglets draped in toilet roll. Thanks for the link, I like the boots and will be ordering pronto.

Yup me too

Converse ones came up as £95 - still ruddy expensive but they will see me through a couple of winters I hope

sorry should have said I used a 20 or 25% off code - will hunt for it

can't find it but loads on here

Wow - fantastic site and there's quite a bit more I want to order so they'll come in handy!!

NineUnlikelyTales glad the link proved useful - it can be pretty depressing to be a skinny calved minnie as every store seems to do wide fitting boots, but none for us!!

I was just going to start a thread about boots (skinny calves here too)
Thank you for links

I like the look of these - voila! I can never tell what they'll look like on though...

Like these too...

This is fab - I'm another string bean. Out of interest, does anyone know other retailers (besides Duo) who do slim stretchy boots? Boden, LK Bennett, Jones etc are miles too big for me.

I tried both of those Tatties but they were too narrow for my feet

flat feet and skinny calves - great

Ah bugger my feet aren't particularly narrow either

The first pair the OP linked to are fine for me, Tatties

I can't link but got the marbled ones in 'beige'...109 reduced to 76 with a code!!!

F&Z...love your cons!

Tatties, both of those look nice - can't believe I didn't see those before!! La Redoute really are a life saver at the mo and have some lovely Autumn/Winter stuff in their collection. I feel a grand shopping spree coming on.

Chocdot, I don't know of any retailers other than Duo who cater for varying calf widths. I did find another site once which did the same styles as Duo but were slightly cheaper (will try to find link). Got the Duo newsletter today and apparently they have new styles available, but haven't looked yet.

Out of interest, have any of you with slim calves ever ordered from them, and what did you think? I've been tempted lots in the past but their returns policy puts me off (you have to pay the postage, which I would guess to be fairly pricey on a pair of heavy boots, particularly with tracking / insurance).

Thanks KerryJ, I'm going to order some La Redoute ones too. I just can't quite take the plunge with Duo, they are expensive and they don't do half sizes. If I'm spending that much, I#d really like to try them first.

Oh, heaven help me, I'm in love

Can't help with the skinny calves (I have the opposite problem), but yes, returns to Duo do cost an arm and a leg - I think it was about £6. But if you are near/can get to Bath or London, they have shops there - and more opening in Edinburgh and Manchester.

I can't recommend Duo - I ordered some last year and although they were fine around my calf they were really baggy around my ankles so I had to send them back. Not sure I'd order from them again - wish they had a shop nearby so that I could try them.

Won't help anyone here, but I bought some gorgeous boots in Menorca this summer - they fit like a glove on my skinny legs!

I had to go and measure my calves then, mine are 30 cms.

Blimey Jodie, even skinnier than mine. Do you know, I've even considered calf implants in the past I'm so embarassed about my legs.